The countdown to Sunday's FA Cup final showdown between current cup holders North Village and First Division rivals Prospect has begun in earnest.

Like a volcano lying dormant, so Village have sat idle since sewing up a second successive Premier Division championship on March 2.

However, Scott Morton's bunch will finally see action for the first time in over a month when they take to the revered carpet as firm favourites against minnows Prospect for Sunday's season-ending finale at the National Sports Centre.

Village are ideally poised to duplicate last season's impressive accomplishment of league and FA Cup triumphs. It will also be the club's fourth straight trip to the FA Cup final

Bur Morton isn't about to take his opponents too lightly.

"We will be coming out with our strongest team possible," Morton said.

"When you play against opposition that the public consider as an inferior opponent, then that's when you have to be careful because those are also the types of situations when you can become overconfident.

"So we are preparing for them as if we were coming up against Manchester United and will be coming out with all guns ablaze with the best team that we can possibly field in search of the victory."

Despite Village's recent inactivity, Morton insists that that factor will not have any bearing on his team come Sunday, though he did concede that keeping his players mentally in tune posed something of a challenge.

"It's just been more or less trying to keep my players motivated on the mental side," he said. "But as far as the technical and physical aspects, they already have that and there's not much more that I can do for them from that perspective."

The coach is also wary of the unpredictability which so often accompanies an FA Cup final - especially coming up against a gross underdog.

"The FA Cup is always a difficult challenge. Knowing the true value of the cup and that teams come out no matter what," noted a cautious Morton.

"But it's all a matter of remaining mentally focused so that, come game day, everyone will be prepared for the unexpected and be able react to the situation accordingly."

Morton also paid credit to Prospect who he said didn't reach the final by "fluke".

"They deserved to be there based on their performances and mental spirit," he said. "Knowing Prospect and witnessing perhaps one or two of their matches and also knowing their coach David Furbert, they will come out very well organised.

"But we know that on a large pitch like that (National Sports Centre) it will only be for sustained periods of time. So we have to very conscious of that because obviously they will be looking to exploit our weaknesses. We definitely have to remain disciplined but I give a lot of credit to them for making it this far and I know that they are not going to be easy pushovers."